Màrius Serra

Màrius Serra i Roig (born May 1, 1963, in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish writer, journalist, translator and television maker.

Serra has a degree in English philology, and in addition to his writing career, is a professor of English. In 2006 he won one of the most prestigious literary awards in Catalan, the Ramon Llull Novel Award, for his novel ''Farsa'' (Farce). Since 2013 he's a member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.

Though he had already been publishing since 1987, he first became famous with the publication of the novel ''Mon oncle'' (My uncle) in 1994. He was also the host of a television show about books, ''Alexandria'' on Channel 33 in Catalonia. Serra also was a frequent contributor to the former Barcelona daily newspaper ''Avui.'' Besides, he has participated with his crosswords ("Crucigramarius") in the weekend program of Radio Nacional de España "No es un día cualquiera" for years, and has another section called "Enigmarius" in Catalunya Ràdio. Provided by Wikipedia